Got this from a dear friend of mine. She made the loaf, and her mother actually got the recipe from a magazine about 40+ years ago. Great fruit cake...

Ingredients

1/2	cup Butter
1/2	cup Brown Sugar
3	Eggs
1	cups Flour
1/2	tsp cinnamon
1/2	tsp mace
1/2	tsp cloves
1/4	tsp allspice
1/4	tsp nutmeg
1/4	tsp salt
1/2	cup raisins
1/4	cup
6	pieces
1/4	cup
1/4	cup
1/4	cup
1/4	cup walnut pieces
1	shot
1/8	cup coffee
1	tsp orange zest
1/8	cup orange juice
1	tsp lemon zest

Directions

1. Cream butter & sugars. Add egg yolks, stir vigorously.
   
   
2. Sift flour & then sift again w/ spices.
   
   
3. Combine all the fruits & nuts with 1/4 the flour mixture.
   
   
4. Add remaining flour to butter mixture & alternating with rum, coffee, and zest/juices.
   
   
5. Add the nut/fruit mix to the batter.
   
   
6. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks & fold into the batter.
   
   
7. Butter a loaf pan & line with brown paper & butter again.
   
   
8. Bake in a slow oven at 250 for 3 hours or until toothpick comes out clean. Make sure to have a shallow pan of water at the bottom rack of the oven whilest baking.
   
   
9. Set cake on wire rack to cool.
   
   
10. Wrap the cake in a cheesecloth moistened in brnady/rum. Wrap in 2 layers of foil. Age at least 1 month.
    
    
11. Chill before slicing & enjoy!
    
    

Categories

Appetizers, Breads, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, American, American-Southern, English, Irish, Christmas, Easter, Advance, Bake, Chill, Slow Cook, Vegetarian

Nutritional Analysis

Nutrition Grade 96% confidence

Bad points High in saturated fat High in sugar